Title: Cancer Deaths Globally<br/>Author: Jon Mark Hirshon<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/96/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p>
<strong>Bottom Line:</strong></p>
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Cancers figure among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with approximately 14 million new cases and 8.2 million cancer related deaths in 2012.</li>
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The number of new cases is expected to rise by about 70% over the next 2 decades.</li>
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More than 30% of cancer deaths could be prevented by modifying or avoiding key risk factors</li>
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